School: Mountain Ridge Middle School

Street Address: 10590 Mountain Vista Ridge

City: Highlands Ranch

District: Douglas County

Phone: 303 387-1931

Email Address: pavincelette@dcsdk12.org


School Library Website URL: hardwiredforstories.wikispaces.com

Growth Plan:




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A bit of background information on Mountain Ridge middle school:


Our school includes kids in grades 7 and 8, with a total population of just over 1,100 students. My goals for our library are based on what I believe to be the eight characteristics of an ideal library program. I developed my list of characteristics after working as a middle school librarian at Ranch View Middle school in Douglas County, Cascade middle school in Bend Oregon, and then as DCSD's Library Media Trainer.

The 8 characteristics are:

  • Recognizing reading for pleasure as a powerful learning experience

  • Critical reading/thinking required during library activities

  • Synchronization - many parts moving in a coordinated fashion

  • Creativity - going beyond traditional boundaries

  • Experimentation - willing to try/fail in an effort to create or refine program, curiosity encouraged

  • Competence - staff is able to clearly demonstrate competence (regarding literature, technology, instruction, etc.)

  • Inspiration - program inspires its audience to pursue topics introduced

  • Spreading the good vibe - in general, people feel good about/enjoy time spent in environment created by program


The best way to find out more about our library program is to visit our library wiki and snoop around.